Orange rainfall alert in northern, central Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An orange rainfall alert has been raised for towns and cities in northern and central Cebu around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 24. An orange alert or orange rainfall advisory means that rainfall in…

Signal No. 3 raised over Camotes as Ursula intensifies into a typhoon

Rosalie Abatayo 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The four towns of Camotes Island are now under Storm Signal Number 3, the state weather bureau said in its 2 p.m. severe weather bulletin on Tuesday, December 24. This happened as Ursula…

In Photos: Stranded passengers crowd Abellana NHS gym

Gerard Vincent Francisco 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Hundreds of stranded passengers now crowd the Abellana National High School gym in Cebu City. Travellers will have to spend Christmas Eve and even Christmas Day at their evacuation center because of the…

San Remigio town gives food, shelter to 116 stranded passengers

Doris C. Bongcac 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The municipal government of San Remigio in northern Cebu has provided temporary shelter to 116 individuals who were unable to leave the Hagnaya port on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, due to Typhoon Ursula. Stranded passengers…

Jonas orders ‘red alert’ status for emergency responders

Doris C. Bongcac 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has ordered a “red alert” status for emergency responders under the city’s Bantay Mandaue group as a preparation for emergencies that may result from Tropical Storm Ursula. “Even with…

No beach parties allowed in northern Cebu as Ursula approaches

Rosalie Abatayo 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Beach activities are off the list of things one can do this Christmas in Bogo City northern Cebu. With Severe Tropical Storm Ursula nearing, the Bogo City government has prohibited all coastal activities pursuant…

Cebu City gov’t offers shelter for stranded passengers

Doris C. Bongcac 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Cebu City government offered shelter to travellers who were left stranded in different ports here due to the cancellation of their trips on Monday night, December 23, 2019. Stranded passengers were transferred to…

‘Ursula’ prompts flight cancellations in Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two airline companies have already cancelled flights to and from Cebu as Typhoon Ursula intensifies into a severe tropical storm a day before Christmas, December 24, 2019. In an advisory released by GMR…

1.8K passengers, 178 vessels stranded in Cebu, Bohol ports 

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— As Typhoon Ursula intensifies, passengers and cargos, are left stranded in the ports of Cebu and Bohol.  In the latest report of the Philippine Coast Guard Central Visayas (PCG-7), at least 1,862 passengers are…

Cebu Archbishop Palma asks faithful to pray for storm to pass 

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged the faithful to pray for Typhoom Ursula to pass without casualty or much damage.  This he said after the last Misa de Gallo of the 2019 on Tuesday, December 24,…

Northern Cebu now under Signal no. 2

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —As Typhoon Ursula moves nearer to its expected landfall in Northern Samar, the Philippine Atmoshperic Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has raised northern Cebu to signal number two. In the 5 a.m. advisory…

Motorbanca rescued off coast of Danao City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A motorized banca was rescued by the coast guard off the coast of Barangay Taytay in Danao City northern Cebu on Monday evening, December 23, 2019. In a statement released to the media on December…

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